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If you mean digestion, then it is amino-acids but in case of urinalysis it should be urea.

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it is broken down in the small intestine by certain enzymes. mike morales was here.

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It is broken down by the enzymes in the saliva and then by the stomach by the protease which is the enzyme that breaks down the protein. this answer was given by an 11 year old!

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Amino Acids

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A general process which breaks down large molecules into smaller ones?

The process that breaks up molecules into smaller units is called catabolism. Large molecules, such as nucleic acids, are broken down into smaller molecules, such as amino acids.


What reactions are where larger molecules are broken down into smaller ones?

reations are reations in which large molcules are broken down into smaller ones


Why is food roken down into smaller molecules during digestion?

Food is broke down into smaller molecules because if it isn't broken down, it'll get stuck in your body.


What do large insoluble molecules get broken down into?

Most large insoluble molecules get broken down in the digestive system to small (simpler) soluble molecules.


Why do food molecules need to be broken down into smaller pieces?

So we can get the energy


Why do most food molecules need to be broken down into smaller pieces?

So we can get the energy


Chemical reactions that take apart molecules?

The chemical process by which molecules are broken down into their smaller components is called catabolism.


What are the carbohydrates called when broken down into smaller molecules?

Carbohydrates are generally broken down into glucose which your cells use as fuel. They can also be broken down into fructose and galactose.


Why do cells break down sugar?

To get energy. Sugars are particularly important fuel molecules. They are oxidized in the food we eat and must be broken down into smaller molecules before our cells can use them.


What is breaking down food to release food in cells called?

well, enzymes are proteins that break up food molecules and digestion is when large protein molecules are broken down


What molecule can break down into smaller molecules?

Yes. A molecule is made up of atoms, and similarly atoms can be broken down into smaller components called protons, neutrons, and electrons. These can be further broken down into quarks and leptons, the building blocks for all matter.


The controlled process by which hydrocarbons are broken down or rearranged into smaller more useful molecules is called?

Cracking